MVN 10, 089 (P115862)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03375

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] nig2#-PI ku3-sig17 [...]
2. [...] {gesz}gu-za [...]
3. [...] {gesz}gu-za# [...]
4. [...] {gesz}gu-[za ...]
5. [...] {gesz}gu-[za ...]
6. [...] tab#?-ba [...]
7. [...] tab#?-ba [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x x [...]
3'. [...] x su [...]
4'. [...] sa x [...]
  blank space
5'. [...] szu ki gi# [...]
6'. [...] x [...]
fragment a
  beginning broken
1'. [...] za# [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115862

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 03375
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023190
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010158092

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 89

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115862.
MVN 10, 089 artifact entry (No. P115862). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115862 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115862 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {MVN 10, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115862},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P115862
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115862
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P115862.
MVN 10, 089 artifact entry (No. P115862). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115862 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115862 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {MVN 10, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115862},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P115862
LB  - CDLI:P115862
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115862
ER  -
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